agents.anac.y2010.Southampton
Class SouthamptonAgent

java.lang.Object
  negotiator.Agent
      agents.anac.y2010.Southampton.SouthamptonAgent

Direct Known Subclasses:

IAMcrazyHaggler, SimilarityAgent

public abstract class SouthamptonAgent
extends Agent

Author:

Colin Williams

Field Summary

protected double	acceptMultiplier
protected BidSpace	bidSpace Our BidSpace.
protected static double	MAXIMUM_ASPIRATION Our maximum aspiration level.
protected Action	myLastAction My previous action.
protected Bid	myLastBid My previous bid.
protected java.util.ArrayList<Bid>	myPreviousBids A list of our previous bids.
protected java.util.ArrayList<Bid>	opponentBids The bids made by the opponent.
protected boolean	opponentIsHardHead
protected OpponentModel	opponentModel Our model of the opponent.
protected Bid	opponentPreviousBid The opponent's previous bid.

Fields inherited from class negotiator.Agent

fNegotiation, parametervalues, sessionNr, sessionsTotal, startTime, strategyParameters, timeline, totalTime, utilitySpace

Constructor Summary

SouthamptonAgent()

Method Summary

Action	chooseAction() this function is called after ReceiveMessage, with an Offer-action.
protected void	finalize()
int	getAgentNo() Get the number of the agent.
protected Bid	getRandomBidInRange(double lowerBound, double upperBound) Get a random bid in a given utility range.
static java.lang.String	getVersion() Gets the version number.
void	init() This method is called by the protocol every time before starting a new session after the internalInit method is called.
void	log(java.lang.String message) Output a message, but only if debugging is turned on.
protected abstract Bid	proposeInitialBid() Propose the initial bid.
protected abstract Bid	proposeNextBid(Bid opponentBid) Propose the next bid.
void	ReceiveMessage(Action opponentAction) informs you which action the opponent did

Methods inherited from class negotiator.Agent

endSession, getAgentID, getName, getParameterValues, getSessionNumber, getSessionsTotal, getStrategyParameters, getUniqueIdentifier, getUtility, internalInit, isUIAgent, loadSessionData, parseStrategyParameters, restartDataObjectsFolder, saveSessionData, setAgentID, setName, sleep

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MAXIMUM_ASPIRATION

protected static double MAXIMUM_ASPIRATION

Our maximum aspiration level.

bidSpace

protected BidSpace bidSpace

Our BidSpace.

myLastAction

protected Action myLastAction

My previous action.

myLastBid

protected Bid myLastBid

My previous bid.

myPreviousBids

protected java.util.ArrayList<Bid> myPreviousBids

A list of our previous bids.

opponentBids

protected java.util.ArrayList<Bid> opponentBids

The bids made by the opponent.

opponentModel

protected OpponentModel opponentModel

Our model of the opponent.

opponentPreviousBid

protected Bid opponentPreviousBid

The opponent's previous bid.

acceptMultiplier

protected final double acceptMultiplier

See Also:

Constant Field Values

opponentIsHardHead

protected boolean opponentIsHardHead

Constructor Detail

SouthamptonAgent

public SouthamptonAgent()

Method Detail

getVersion

public static java.lang.String getVersion()

Gets the version number.

Returns:

the version number.

finalize

protected void finalize()
                 throws java.lang.Throwable

Overrides:

finalize in class java.lang.Object

Throws:

java.lang.Throwable

chooseAction

public final Action chooseAction()

Description copied from class: Agent

this function is called after ReceiveMessage, with an Offer-action.

Specified by:

chooseAction in class Agent

Returns:

(should return) the bid-action the agent wants to make.

getAgentNo

public int getAgentNo()

Get the number of the agent.

Returns:

the number of the agent.

getRandomBidInRange

protected Bid getRandomBidInRange(double lowerBound,
                                  double upperBound)
                           throws java.lang.Exception

Get a random bid in a given utility range.

Parameters:

lowerBound - The lower bound on utility.

upperBound - The upper bound on utility.

Returns:

a random bid in a given utility range.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

init

public void init()

Description copied from class: Agent

This method is called by the protocol every time before starting a new session after the internalInit method is called. User can override this method.

Overrides:

init in class Agent

log

public final void log(java.lang.String message)

Output a message, but only if debugging is turned on.

Parameters:

message - The message to output.

proposeInitialBid

protected abstract Bid proposeInitialBid()
                                  throws java.lang.Exception

Propose the initial bid.

Returns:

The action to be bid.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

proposeNextBid

protected abstract Bid proposeNextBid(Bid opponentBid)
                               throws java.lang.Exception

Propose the next bid.

Parameters:

opponentBid - The bid that has just been made by the opponent.

Returns:

The action to be bid.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

ReceiveMessage

public final void ReceiveMessage(Action opponentAction)

Description copied from class: Agent

informs you which action the opponent did

Overrides:

ReceiveMessage in class Agent